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Bus Operator Awards1

Bus Operator Awards1

A large group of bus operators holding award certificates and three wheelchair users pose together inside New York City Hall.

Date: 1983

Image Description: A black-and-white group photograph from the first Bus Operator Awards ceremony held at New York City Hall in 1983. Three wheelchair users—two men in suits and ties on the left and a woman wearing a white outfit on the right—sit in the front row, while approximately twenty bus operators and officials in suits and transit uniforms stand behind them holding white award certificates from the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA). Tall windows and ornate interior columns are visible in the background.

Source: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) Collection

A large group of bus operators holding award certificates and three wheelchair users pose together inside New York City Hall.